Top Movies of 1920s


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41. Nibelungen: Siegfried, Die

Year of Release: 1925
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: German
Genre: Drama/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Fritz Lang
Actors: Gertrud Arnold, Margarete Schön, Hanna Ralph, Paul Richter, Theodor Loos, Hans Carl Mueller
Plot: Siegfried, son of King Sigmund, hears of the beautiful sister of Gunter, King of Worms, Kriemhild. On his way to Worms, he kills a dragon and finds a treasure, the Hort. He helps Gunther to win Krimhild, a mask that makes him invisible proves to be very useful. But because Brunhild is cursing Kriemhild, she tells her what really happened. Now Brunhild wants Siegfried's head. Is Gunther going to do her that favor?

42. The Thief of Bagdad

Year of Release: 1924
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Family
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raoul Walsh
Actors: Douglas Fairbanks, Snitz Edwards, Charles Belcher, Julanne Johnston, Brandon Hurst, Sojin
Plot: The Caliph of Bagdad promises his daughter's hand to the man who can bring back the greatest treasure in seven moons. A thief has fallen for the maiden and plans to win the prize, but a sneaky Prince of the Mongols also has his eyes set on the girl and will win her at any cost.

43. Sunrise

Year of Release: 1926
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Raymond Longford, F. Stuart Whyte
Actors: Zara Clinton, Phyllis Du Barry, Harry Hodson, Dick Thornton, Robert Travers, Dunstan Webb

44. Dr. Pyckle and Mr. Pryde

Year of Release: 1925
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Scott Pembroke, Joe Rock
Actors: Stan Laurel, Julie Leonard, Pete the Dog

45. The Kiss

Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Romance/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Feyder
Actors: Greta Garbo, Conrad Nagel, Holmes Herbert, Anders Randolf, Lew Ayres, George Davis

46. Seventh Heaven

Year of Release: 1927
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Borzage
Actors: Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell, Ben Bard, Albert Gran, David Butler, Marie Mosquini

47. The Virginian

Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Victor Fleming
Actors: Gary Cooper, Walter Huston, Richard Arlen, Mary Brian, Helen Ware, Chester Conklin

48. Napoléon

Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Biography/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Abel Gance
Actors: Albert Dieudonné, Vladimir Roudenko, Edmond Van Daële, Alexandre Koubitzky, Antonin Artaud, Abel Gance

49. Queen Kelly

Year of Release: 1929
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Erich von Stroheim
Actors: Gloria Swanson, Walter Byron, Seena Owen, Sidney Bracey, Ann Morgan, Tully Marshall

50. The Kid Brother

Year of Release: 1927
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ted Wilde, J.A. Howe
Actors: Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Walter James, Leo Willis, Olin Francis, Constantine Romanoff

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